did we ever get a flood of information?

[Azurymber]

Comparing the amount of info we have received about ARR to any other release, yes, we have. They aren't going to tell you every single detail about every single mechanic in the game. It's just not realistic to expect that.

Why not?
They have a failed game
They are re-releasing it
And their biggest pull is "NEW JOB"

How can they expect a game that already failed to sell if theres nothing awesome or impressive about it? Like why would you play a MMO like ffxiv when you have other games out there with unique and new features.

Staying so silent a few months before release just seems to shout "we have nothing really special to advertise about this game, so we hope a few cool videos of CGs will sell it"

[Molly_Millions]

Why not?
They have a failed game
They are re-releasing it
And their biggest pull is "NEW JOB"

How can they expect a game that already failed to sell if theres nothing awesome or impressive about it? Like why would you play a MMO like ffxiv when you have other games out there with unique and new features.

Staying so silent a few months before release just seems to shout "we have nothing really special to advertise about this game, so we hope a few cool videos of CGs will sell it"

Love it or hate it, ARR is an FF fan service title. That's it's biggest draw, not the new job. They have fixed all of the problems of the original release in 2.0, so you can't really use that as an argument against ARR.

[Fadigre]

How can they expect a game that already failed to sell if theres nothing awesome or impressive about it?

Whilst I agree that we have been let down (as a result of our own interpretations of a flood) I do feel that even if we were to receive some information it wouldn't mean anything to people not playing the game.

Comparing the amount of info we have received about ARR to any other release, yes, we have.

Righ'ton, sister!


Let me play with your sentence - How can we expect a flood of information to appeal to buyers if they don't understand what it's related to and have no physical presence in the game to relate it to.

I think the trailers we're constantly getting is the best they can do in regards to that market however giving us this (I wish I had the .gif ) is unacceptable

[Tonkra]

How can they expect a game that already failed to sell if theres nothing awesome or impressive about it? Like why would you play a MMO like ffxiv when you have other games out there with unique and new features.

to your so called "unique", new features... im really sick of these. overvalued.. i want to have a core MMO right now. and not a casual replaceable GW2.


Warhammer Online "Public quests" -> fail
Rift "Public Quests" -> fail
Star Wars Online "strict storyline MMO, fully synchronized" -> fail
GW2 "less skills, public quests" -> at least for me fail


Final Fantasy has a great franchise to offer.. if i imagine we will be able to summon primaes like Ifrit, Shiva etc. on PvP Battlefield its just too aussum to describe. chocobos with a gambit system as companions (i dont know any MMO with companions, at least didnt played them), Limit-Break, Crystal Tower its final fantasy fan service at its best .. etc... These things are unique on their own.

what has GW2 to offer? the thousandth replaceable dragon (*woo a dragon*) ? the thousandth replaceable white deer (GW2 storyline)..


i think you cant even compare the gameplay of the current FFXIV with ANY other MMorpg out of there. GW2, Rift, WAR... all do play the same. Final Fantasy Online always had its uniqueness. of course with ARR it goes more into a common direction MMorpg players are used to.


we'll have to wait and see, but i think it could attract many players. comparing ARR with 1.0. the old version was just too awful. i think people had stayed when it has been like ARR in the beginning. of course i did not play it yet... but from what i saw...